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Class Detail:

FA 2011
Women's Studies
WOMENSTD 621 - Studies in Women's History
Section 001
Credits: 3
Advisory Prerequisites: Juniors and seniors with permission of instructor.
Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit.
Meet Together Classes:
AMCULT 601 - Topics Am Stds, Section 004
HISTORY 621 - Stdy Women's Hist, Section 001
Primary Instructor: Morantz-Sanchez,Regina

 
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This course is designed to explore the issues, controversies, theory, and paradigms developed in women's and gender history in the last 30 years. Emphasis will be placed on an introduction to the historiography, methodology, and theory of this rich field, and how it can further our knowledge and understanding of the past and the present.

Course Requirements:

There are four categories of obligation in this course:

  1. the weekly "core" reading assignments along with a weekly email to the class of roughly one page summarizing and commenting on the themes
  2. one written book report which must also be summarized in a five minute presentation in class
  3. A "think piece" paper on a topic you and I have chosen together
  4. leading a discussion for one session.

    Intended Audience:

    This course is designed for graduate students who plan to research or teach in the field of U.S. women's/gender history OR would like to incorporate such scholarship and methodology into their research and teaching.

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